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But this I know: if all mankind were to take their troubles to market with the idea of exchanging them, anyone seeing what his neighbor’s troubles were like would be glad to go home with his own.

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Dreams in general take their rise from those incidents which have most occupied the thoughts during the day.
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Dream Incident Rise
In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.
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Death Father Peace War
History is marked by alternating movements across the imaginary line that separates East from West in Eurasia.
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History Imagination Movement War
Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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Death Happy Men
The man of affluence is not in fact more happy than the possessor of a bare competency, unless, in addition to his wealth, the end of his life be fortunate. We often see misery dwelling in the midst of splendour, whilst real happiness is found in humbler stations.
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Happiness Humble Life Reality
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
One should always look to the end of everything, how it will finally come out. For the god has shown blessedness to many only to overturn them utterly in the end.
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Belief Blessing End God Hope Oneself
In soft regions are born soft men.
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Born Life Men
Those who are guided by reason are generally successful in their plans; those who are rash and precipitate seldom enjoy the favour of the gods.
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Enjoyment Favour God Reason Success
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women
We have two useless gods who never leave our island, but like to dwell in it constantly, Poverty and Helplessness.
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God Help Islands Poor
My men have become women, but the women men.
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Courage Men Women
It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
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God Greatness Lows
I am bound to tell what I am told, but not in every case to believe it.
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Believe Bound Cases Myself
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value
It is a law of nature that fainthearted men should be the fruit of luxurious countries, for we never find that the same soil produces delicacies and heroes.
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Born Country Hero Law Men Nature

But this I know: if all mankind were to take their troubles to market with the idea of exchanging them, anyone seeing what his neighbor’s troubles were like would be glad to go home with his own.

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But this I know: if all mankind were to take their troubles to market with the idea of exchanging them, anyone seeing what his neighbor’s troubles were like would be glad to go home with his own.

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